Spring Dress Fashion Show

Cousin's Wedding

Dress, Necklace , Bracelet, Clutch (Similar), Sandals

Casual Lunch

Dress, Sunglasses, Sandals, Handbag, Necklace

Spring Workday
 Dress, Platforms, Necklace, Sunglasses, Satchel  

They say that admitting you have a problem is the first step to solving it. Well, I don't know if it is true. I have an obsession with dresses - I absolutely love them! I love the LBD, floral, patterned, simple, bright colored, white, simple and really fancy. I would wear dresses every day if I could (yes, I would even lay on the couch and watch TV in them). There is something elegant, simple yet profoundly feminine about dresses. It's an outfit all in itself and it gives you power. Really! I have noticed how people treat me when I'm dressed nice and appropriate for the occasion, especially when I'm wearing a dress or a skirt and heels. I am treated as a woman. Men open doors for me, I get "Hello! How are you?" instead of "Hey" and of course complements for actually being dressed. In the modern America, there is less and less class, and more jeans with sweatshirts everywhere you look. I admire the moms who have household, chores, children and they manage to look presentable. I have been eyeing couple spring dresses and these are my favorites incorporated in spring outfits from casual to special occasion. 

DIY Spring Wreath

So spring has sprung and everyone is pulling out their rakes, mowing loans and putting up new spring wreaths. I found a great idea somewhere on PINTEREST and decided to give it a try. It's really a different kind of wreath - one made from yarn. I did not take pictures of the step by step process, still going to do my best to tell you how easy it is to make it. You can find the tutorial on making felt flowers here, I made Felt Blooms Version Two. I got the idea here so you can experiment and maybe try something different with yarn colors and patterns.

You Will Need:

1. Felt

2. Yarn

3. Glue Gun

4. Round Wreath Base

5. Small Poms

6. Scissors

STEP1
Wrap the yarn around the wreath using a little glue when needed to hold the yarn in place. Let the wreath rest to make sure there is no loose yarn.
STEP2
Make the felt flowers
STEP3
Put the flower in place and secure them with glue gun. (You may want to play around with flowers and see where it will look better. Don't glue them on the first try)
STEP4
Put few poms to add color and texture to the wreath
STEP5
TADA! You have your spring wreath ready to be hang on the door.

P.S. I enjoy mine every time I walk through the front door. r

Spring Essentals

Dress1

Dress 2

Jeans

Skirt

         

Polka

Floral

Stripes

Sandals

Heels

                                   Dress1, Dress2, Jeans, Skirt, Polka, Stripes, Sandals, Heels

When it come to my wardrobe,  have a few things that wear constantly. Sometimes I put together an outfit and love it so much that I wear it multiple times, instead of remixing things. So if you think about it, we only need couple basic pieces to make our wardrobe work for us. This spring is all about COLOR and floral patterns, but we are keeping our basic polka dots and stripes! From skinny jeans to sandals and I'm loving every minute of it, only if the sun would come out already and we could enjoy the spring with a colorful palette of must-haves. If I were to have everything I want (who doesn't want that? lol), these pieces would have been part of it (I do have the JCrew Skirt in Lime), especially shoes. Enjoy the spring shopping, even if it's just window shopping. One can dream right? 

Easter Weekend

I love traditions! How can you not? Starting with new clothes to wear and all the way to the type of bread to serve. My mom and I spent almost the entire Friday together, making home-made sausages, kneading bread (by hand!) and setting up the table for a fancy Easter lunch. There was a lot of talk about the olden days and how my grandmother used to do all of this when she had six children, a farm and an overly critical mother-in-law. I love those moments where I learn about my family and get to spend some time with my mom (my husband came with with dinner later and of course he was put to work too;) But among all the preparations and fancy sausage making, we haven't forgotten the real reason for this amazing Holy Day where we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Sunday morning was sunny and bright just like an Easter morning should be. Church was filled with people and front platform was blooming with white lilies. Sermon was filled with power and spirit, and preacher  spoke about God's love and why Jesus did what He did. Then there was visiting of my husband's family and mingling with family, more food and more family conversations. It was a great weekend! Hope you had a great one too.

Hello Spring... ummmm... Where did you go?

Dress: LOFT  (couple year ago)
Blazer: Thrift store
Shoes: TJ Maxx
Necklace: Antique Show
Belt: Target

It seems Spring has played April Fools joke on us, couple of weeks ago. We had high 70s temperatures and sunshine, yet this morning it was 60F in my house. Brrrr... I didn't even want to peek a toe from under my blanket and stay in bed all day, but gargling of my stomach forced me to get up and heat up the crepes that I made yesterday. My toes and my stomach thanked me. So, now I have my blanket and socks on, trying to figure out the art of Photoshop (or in my case, GIMP2). It has been a long road since I not being able to decipher's any computer program to actually editing something, all by my self (!). I know what you think, "Gosh, this is awful editing" but I'm working on my skills, so please be patient. 

I wore this outfit when it was 70 outside (hence no nylons) and absolutely love this purple dress. (Btw, I recently realized that i have like a million purple things, which was a discovery all in itself). I'm new to the blog world, but those of you who will read this, thank you. Please stick around and see what else I will come up with.